Public holidays: 25 and 26 December 2015 (Christmas Days), 31 December 2015 (New Year’s Eve), 1 January 2016 (New Year's Day), 28 March 2016 (Easter Monday), 27 April 2016 (King’s Birthday), 5 May 2016 (Liberation Day), 5 May 2016 (Ascension Day), 16 May 2016 (Whit Monday), in 2016 is this the same day as Liberation Day
Beginning of the school year
Northern region: 17 August 2015
Central region: 24 August 2015
Southern region: 31 August 2015End of the school year
Northern region: 15 July 2016
Central region: 8 July 2016
Southern region: 22 July 2016School year - Autumn / Christmas / New Year / Winter holidays
Autumn:
Northern region: 17 to 25 October 2015
Central region: 17 to 25 October 2015
Southern region: 24 October to 1 November 2015
Christmas / New Year: 19 December 2015 to 3 January 2016
Winter holidays:
Northern region: 27 February to 6 March 2016
Central region: 20 to 28 February 2016
Southern region: 20 to 28 February 2016
School year - Spring / Easter holiday
30 April – 8 May 2016
School year - summer holidays
Northern region: 16 July to 28 August 2016
Central region: 9 July to 21 August 2016
Southern region: 23 July to 4 September 2016